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Lyrics & meaning

Yemma Yea Alagamma

From Vanamagan · 2017

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Bombay Jayashree, Haricharan
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Details
Vanamagan2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Yemamma azhagammaOh my beauty!
Male :Irudhayam irudhayam mezhugammaMy heart is like wax, melting away.
Female :Yemma nee azhagammaOh, you are a beauty!
Male :Viral pada viral pada ilagammaAs fingers touch, it melts softly.
Female
Yemamma azhagammaOh my beautiful girl!
Male :Vizhigalil nanangal vilagammaLet shyness leave your eyes.
Female :Yemma nee tamilammaOh lady, you are like Tamil itself!
Male :Ivanadhu thaimozhi pazhagammaLearn his mother tongue!
Chorus
Yem mum mum maa maYem mum mum maa ma
Yem mum mum maa maYem mum mum maa ma
Yem mum mum maa maYem mum mum maa ma
Yem mum mum maa maYem mum mum maa ma
Female
Yaaro nee engirundhu vandhaaiWho are you, where did you come from?
En nenjil siragu thandhaaiYou gave wings to my heart.
Yaaro nee poonthuyilil vandhaaiWho are you, coming in my flower-like sleep?
En kannil kanavu thandhaaiYou gave dreams to my eyes.
Female
Oru sila nodi kulanthaiyai polaeFor a few moments, like a child,
Maru sila nodi kadavulai polaeFor another few moments, like God,
Pala nodigalil adhanilum melaaiFor many moments, even beyond that,
Nee aanaaiYou became.
Female
Uyirinai tharum udhirathai polaeLike the blood that gives life,
Uyarathai thodum sigarathai polaeLike the mountain peak touching the heights,
Anu dhinam dhinam adhaninum peridhaaiEvery single day, growing bigger than even that,
Nee aanaaiYou became.
Chorus
Yemma hey azhagammaOh my beauty!
Male :Irudhayam irudhayam melugammaMy heart is like wax, melting away.
Chorus :Yemma nee azhagammaOh, you are a beauty!
Viral pada viral pada ilagammaAs fingers touch, it melts softly.
Chorus
Yemma hey azhagammaOh my beautiful girl!
Male :Vizhigalil naanam vilagammaLet shyness leave your eyes.
Chorus :Yemma nee tamilammaOh lady, you are like Tamil itself!
Male :Ivanadhu thaai mozhi pazhagammaLearn his mother tongue!
Female
Veredho thuiulagam ondrilIn a pure, different world,
Ivanaalae pookirenaeI am blossoming because of him.
Oonellam men unarvu ondruThroughout my body, a soft feeling
Ivanaalae paairenaeFlows because of him.
Female
Ivanidam panam oru thuli illaiHe doesn't have a drop of money,
Manidharin gunam siru thuli illaiNor does he have modern human vices,
Ivanidam manam muzhuvadhum muzhuvadhumTo him, my entire heart,
ThandhenaeI surrendered.
Female
Thirai vilagiya medaiyai polaeLike a stage when the curtain parts,
Pani vilagiya kodaiyai polaeLike summer when the mist clears,
Mazhai nanaithidum aadaiyai polaeLike clothing soaked in rain,
Aanenae…I became...
Chorus
Yemma hey azhagammaOh my beauty!
Male :Irudhayam irudhayam melugammaMy heart is like wax, melting away.
Chorus :Yemma nee azhagammaOh, you are a beauty!
Viral pada viral pada ilagammaAs fingers touch, it melts softly.
Chorus
Yemma hey azhagammaOh my beautiful girl!
Male :Vizhigalil naanam vilagammaLet shyness leave your eyes.
Chorus :Yemma nee tamilammaOh lady, you are like Tamil itself!
Male :Ivanadhu thaai mozhiHis mother tongue...
Female
Maram chedi kodigalai anaithayaeYou embraced the trees, plants, and vines,
Malargalin idhalgalai thudaithayaeYou wiped the petals of the flowers,
Un kaiyil naan serndhaalIf I join your hands,
En seivaaiWhat will you do?
Female
Vannangalin magan ena pirandhayaeYou were born as the son of colors,
Puligalin madiyinil valarndhayaeYou grew up in the lap of tigers,
Maan ennai naan thandhaalIf I surrender myself to you like a deer,
En seivaaiWhat will you do?
Female
Maaradhae unnaiDo not change,
Unpolae yetrenaeI accepted you as you are.
Aanalum unmai en endru ketenaeYet I ask what the truth is,
Uraithidu yaaro neeTell me, who are you?
Female
Yaaro nee engirundhu vandhaaiWho are you, where did you come from?
En nenjil siragu thandhaaiYou gave wings to my heart.
Yaaro nee poonthuyilil vandhaaiWho are you, coming in my flower-like sleep?
En kannil kanavu thandhaaiYou gave dreams to my eyes.
Female
Oru sila nodi kulanthaiyai polaeFor a few moments, like a child,
Maru sila nodi kadavulai polaeFor another few moments, like God,
Pala nodigalil adhanilum melaaiFor many moments, even beyond that,
Nee aanaaiYou became.
Female
Uyirinai tharum udhirathai polaeLike the blood that gives life,
Uyarathai thodum sigarathai polaeLike the mountain peak touching the heights,
Anu dhinam dhinam adhaninum peridhaaiEvery single day, growing bigger than even that,
Nee aanaaiYou became.
Chorus
Yemma hey azhagammaOh my beauty!
Male :Irudhayam irudhayam melugammaMy heart is like wax, melting away.
Chorus :Yemma nee azhagammaOh, you are a beauty!
Viral pada viral pada ilagammaAs fingers touch, it melts softly.
Chorus
Yemma hey azhagammaOh my beautiful girl!
Male :Vizhigalil naanam vilagammaLet shyness leave your eyes.
Chorus :Yemma nee tamilammaOh lady, you are like Tamil itself!
Male :Ivanadhu thaai mozhi pazhagammaLearn his mother tongue!
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Yemamma Azhagamma' from Vanamagan is a soulful track celebrating pure, untamed love and nature. The song depicts the emotional connection between a civilized urban woman and an innocent tribal man raised in nature away from modern society. She expresses how his innocence, purity, and lack of worldly vices make him divine and child-like to her, transforming her perspective on life and filling her world with vibrant feelings.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai Ani)

Oru sila nodi kulanthaiyai polae / Maru sila nodi kadavulai polae

Compares the protagonist's pure nature to that of a child and God using the comparative marker 'polae'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Irudhayam irudhayam mezhugamma

The heart is directly compared to wax melting from the warmth of affection.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Maram chedi kodigalai anaithayae / Malargalin idhalgalai thudaithayae

The second letter 'ra' (ர) rhymes in 'Maram' and 'Malargalin'.

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Trivia

Although listed as Unknown in the input context, the music for Vanamagan was composed by Harris Jayaraj, with vocals performed by Haricharan and Bombay Jayashri. The film stars Jayam Ravi as a jungle inhabitant who enters modern civilization.

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